He's probably so out of it now that he has no idea these are being sold on his site.
Bobby Knight chair throwing bobblehead
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Smells like a scam. Or a Joke.
No way the Knight family would OK this.
Tbf, that's an iconic moment in college basketball history and has been parodied in movies, tv shows, cartoons, etc. It's become a part of American culture to a degree.
I'm not sure they celebrate it, but it's definitely a defining moment in basketball history. For better or worse. Even people that don't follow CBB KNOW Bobby Knight, and usually for that moment alone.
I’d buy one. Bob made me laugh maybe more than anybody. Ever. Truly undervalued imho (coaching shenanigans aside)
If you’ve never done it (I just assume everyone has), do yourself a favor and go down the bob knight interview rabbit hole.
If you’ve never done it (I just assume everyone has), do yourself a favor and go down the bob knight interview rabbit hole.
When it comes to chair throwing.
Bobby was the Champ!
Bobby was the Champ!
I've been around IU fans all my life. They see it as an embodiment of their legendary hard nosed bully coach. As stated above, it's a moment that's part of American sports lore. IU fans treat it exactly how Kentucky fans would treat it.
Agreed. It’s a classic moment of a coach’s meltdown. Right up there with Lou Piniella tossing the first base bag into right field.
It's real. And I pre-ordered mine. Will re-sell for more than $40 if they sell out, easily.
Sometimes I wish our coach cared enough to slide a chair across a court.
Nobody has done that since. And that's because the NCAA was not happy with Knight after that (for obvious reasons). Cal has gone after refs a few times. Like at Arky a couple of years ago, or the infamous head to head with Pat "I'm not well liked" Adams.
With almost 20,000 of them, I wouldn’t expect it to sell out or come close to it and definitely don’t see any resell value. Maybe if it were a pop figure or closer 2k available. Hopefully I’m wrong thought and you double it
It’s def high but I for real might get one. That’s hilarious.
I guess it’s just me…but that + slapping a player are Knight’s low character moments.
**** I bet he’s made money off that too. Guys like him aren’t worried about low character moments. There’s just moments.
Trust me. I relate.
And it was that moment that solidified the General R.M.K.'s spot as the all time greatest CBB coach past, present, and future.
Will be UK fandoms number 1 item on all Christmas lists imo.
Will be UK fandoms number 1 item on all Christmas lists imo.
Pat probably told Bob they could fund some libraries with the money they'd make. Much like his return to Bloomington a few years back, I don't think Bob would have signed off on either had he still had all of his faculties, but I could be wrong.
He’s funny. He tells it like it is for sure. He’s a ******* and a bully but I like the way he doesn’t sugarcoat things.
Where exactly did I say I would celebrate it? And you know darn good that UK fans would embrace it as part of their past. You can act all sanctimonious, but you know we would.
We need more Bob Knight’s leading kids these days. Say what you want about his tactics, but he developed great teams with kids who went to class, or else. He didn’t skirt the rules and held the revered John Wooden in not so high esteem for cheating.
I miss him.
I miss him.
I can admire his spirit but not his actions. He was a tough coach and I admire his tenacity.
But he went too far a couple of times. You never choke or hit anyone. Period.
That's more than a little crazy. That's the actions of a man who believes he's untouchable. Never a good thing.
What's next? OSU gonna sell Woody Hayes punching a player bobbleheads?
Few people know that this was the inspiration for Chris Hanson's "have a seat right over there."
My late father-in-law was so angry with him when he pulled some of his antics in Puerto Rico in the Pan Am Games. My f-i-l was team coach for the US Shooting team. He felt it was a disgrace for all of the US teams and there is still an arrest warrant for him there.
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